Research in Community and Public Health Nursing (지역사회간호학회지)

Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing (한국지역사회간호학회)
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Competencies of Nurses in a Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-Visiting Program

영유아 가정방문간호를 위한 간호사의 역량

  • Lee, Ji Yun (College of Nursing.Health Care Research Center, Kangwon National University) ;
  • June, Kyung Ja (Department of Nursing, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Cho, Sung-Hyun (College of Nursing, Seoul National University)
  • 이지윤 (강원대학교 간호대학.건강돌봄연구소) ;
  • 전경자 (순천향대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 조성현 (서울대학교 간호대학)
  • Received : 2017.05.26
  • Accepted : 2017.11.03
  • Published : 2017.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: Competency is a key foundation of the nursing education curriculum and a baseline element of nursing practice. The purpose of this study was to explore the competencies of community health nurses in a maternal early childhood sustained home-visiting program based on nurses' field experiences. Methods: The participants were 21 nurses who had more than 1 year of experience in this program. Reflective interviews were performed; lasting 1 hour per nurse, on August 18, 2016, and the collected data were analyzed using qualitative directed content analysis. Results: Twenty-four themes were extracted for 9 competencies. The major themes included implementing a long-term relationship-based approach, providing client-led service rather than expert-led service, helping mothers with psychosocial difficulties, and applying skills in a practical manner in the home environment. Conclusion: In order to develop a home-visiting program as part of maternal-early childhood nursing practice, nurses should develop competencies that help them make significant and positive interventions. Results indicate that the curriculum for community health nurses should be changed to improve competencies in building relationships with clients and to focus on the application of skills in specific cases and in clinical practice.

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